sänn

sänn

See also: sann, sånn, and Sänn

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse sínn, from Proto-Germanic *sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *séynos.

Determiner

sänn m (feminine si, neuter sätt)

1. Third-person reflexive possessive determiner: his (own), her (own), its (own), their (own.)

Declension

Possessive pronoun
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	sänn	si	sätt
Accusative	(säänn)	siin
Dative	sinom	sännar	sine
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	siin	siin	siin
Accusative
Dative	sinom	sinom	sinom

Etymology 2

From Old Norse senn, from the older form seðr (which appears e.g. in the skaldic poem Haustlǫng). Compare the Latin iam.

Adverb

sänn

1. (in the phrase om sänn) At once, at the same time.

   Lappen snegle på potta nan gang om sänn.

   The Laplander glanced at the bottle every now and then.

Derived terms

• allt åm senn

Etymology 3

From Old Norse senda, from Proto-Germanic *sandijaną.

Verb

sänn

1. To hand.

   Nåkäs du yksa, så sänn mäg ’a

   If you can reach the axe, hand it to me.

Derived terms

• sänning

Etymology 4

From san, sänd (“sand.”) Cognate with Norwegian sende, sinne, sinnu.

Noun

sänn f

1. A whetstone of sandstone, small grinding stone, with which the scythe is sharpened.

Alternative forms

• sind
• sint
• sänt